Nārada Warns Kaṁsa, attributed to Purkhu, Kangra. circa 1800-1820 12.5*18.5 inch., source: art.kunstmatrix.com, access date: Sep.25, 2022.
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Harivamsha, or the Book of Krishna (or Kṛṣṇa), is an appendix to the Mahābhārata. It recounts the tale of Kṛṣṇa's birth, his childhood escapades with his elder brother, Balarāma, and encounters with his arch-nemesis, Kansa (or Kaṁsa). The Harivamsha is divided into three sections or Sub-Parvas - Harivamsha Parva, Vishnu Parva, and Bhavishya Parva. The first Sub-Parva describes events that precede the birth of Kṛṣṇa; the second is an account of his life, and the third speaks of the Kali-yuga. Just like the Mahābhārata, this epilogue is narrated by Sage Vaishampayana to King Janamejaya. The Harivamsha has 3 Sub-Parvas, 118 chapters, 5,965 shlokas, or couplets.
Harivamshas' Topics can be shown as follow:
01. The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
02. Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb.
03. The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
04. Kansa or Kaṁsa Begins His Persecutions.
05. The Meeting of Nanda and Vasudeva.
06. Pūtanā Killed.
07. The Salvation of Tṛṇāvarta.
08. Vision of the Universal Form.
09. Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa.
10. The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva.
11. Killing the Demons Vatsāsura and Bakāsura.
12. Killing of the Aghāsura (or Ugrāsura) Demon.
13. The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā.
14. Prayers Offered by Lord Brahmā to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Lord Kṛṣṇa killed Dhenukāsura, source: theharekrishnamovement.org, access date: Dec.25, 2022.
15. The Killing of Dhenukāsura (or Dhenuka).
16. Subduing Kāliya.
17. Extinguishing the Forest Fire.
18. Killing the Demon Pralambāsura.
19. Devouring the Forest Fire.
20. Description of Autumn.
21. The Gopīs Attracted by the Flute.
22. Stealing the Garments of the Unmarried Gopī Girls.
23. Delivering the Wives of the Brāhmaṇas Who Performed Sacrifices.
24. Worshiping Govardhana Hill.
25. Devasting Rainfall in Vṛndāvana.
26. Wonderful Kṛṣṇa.
27. Prayers by Indra, the King of Heaven.
28. Releasing Nanda Mahārāja from the Clutches of Varuṇa.
Kṛṣṇa and Radha dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan, Indian, source: en.wikipedia.org, access date: Dec.26, 2022.
29. The Rāsa Dance (Aesthetics Dance): Introduction.
30. Kṛṣṇa's Hiding from the Gopīs.
31. Songs by the Gopīs.
32. Kṛṣṇa Return to the Gopīs.
33. Description of the Rāsa Dance.
34. Vidyādhara Liberated and the Demon Śaṅkhacūḍa Killed.
35. The Gopīs' Feelings of Separation.
36. Kaṁsa Sends Akrūra for Kṛṣṇa.
37. Killing the Keśī Demon and Vyomāsura.
38. Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana.
39. Akrūra's Return Journey and His Vision of Viṣṇuloka Within the Yamunā River.
40. Prayers by Akrūra.
41. Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā.
42. The Breaking of the Bow in the Sacrificial Arena.
Kṛṣṇa slay the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa, source: harakrsn.com, access date: Dec.28, 2022.
43. The Killing of the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa.
44. The Killing of Kaṁsa.
45. Kṛṣṇa Recovers the Son of His Teacher.
46. Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana.
47. Delivery of the Message of Kṛṣṇa to the Gopīs.
48. Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees.
49. Ill-motivated Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
50. Kṛṣṇa Erects the Dvārakā Fort.
51. The Deliverance of Mucukunda.
52. Kṛṣṇa, the Raṇacora.
53. Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī.
54. Kṛṣṇa Defeats All the Princes and Takes Rukmiṇī Home to Dvārakā.
55. Pradyumna Born to Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī.
56. The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel.
57. The Killing of Satrājit and Śatadhanvā.
58. Five Queens Married by Kṛṣṇa.
59. The Deliverance of the Demon Bhaumāsura.
60. Talks Between Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī.
61. The Genealogy of the Family of Kṛṣṇa.
62. The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha.
Lord Kṛṣṇa defeats Bāṇāsura, Mughal artist, source: en.wikipedia.org, access date: Dec.29, 2022.
63. Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura.
Sand Stone Bas Relief "Bāṇāsura" at North-East Wing Outter Corridor of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, took a picture on Oct.20, 2018.
64. The Story of King Nṛga.
65. Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana.
66. The Deliverance of Pauṇḍraka and the King of Kāśī.
67. The Deliverance of Dvivida Gorilla.
68. The Marriage of Sāmba.
69. The Great Sage Nārada Visits the Different Homes of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
70. Lord Kṛṣṇa's Daily Activities.
71. Lord Kṛṣṇa in Indraprastha City.
72. The Liberation of King Jarāsandha.
73. Lord Kṛṣṇa Returns to the City of Hastināpura.
74. The Deliverance of Śiśupāla.
75. Why Duryodhana Felt Insulted at the End of the Rājāsuya Sacrifice.
76. The Battle Between Śālva and Members of the Yadu Dynasty.
77. The Deliverance of Śālva.
78. The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa.
79. The Liberation of Balvala and Lord Balarāma's Touring the Sacred Places.
80. The Meeting of Lord Kṛṣṇa with Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa.
81. The Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa Blessed by Lord Kṛṣṇa.
82. Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.
83. Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa.
84. Sacrificial Ceremonies Performed by Vasudeva.
85. Spiritual Instruction for Vasudeva and the Return of the Six Dead Sons of Devakī by Lord Kṛṣṇa.
86. The Kidnapping of Subhadrā and Lord Kṛṣṇa's Visiting Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva.
87. Prayers by the Personified Vedas.
88. The Deliverance of Lord Śiva.
89. The Superexcellent Power of Kṛṣṇa.
90. Summary Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Pastimes.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Source: learn.culturalindia.net, Access date: August 18, 2023.
Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa (नारायण), Source: www.pinterest.com, Access date: Aug.4, 2018.
rādhā-kṛṣṇa (राधा कृष्ण), queen and king of Goloka, Source: en.wikipedia.org, Access date: Aug.25, 2023.
Śrī kṛṣṇa, Source: Facebook, page "Kishan bisi," Access date: Aug.31, 2023.
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